Bacterial Meningitis


Epidemiology

Risk Factors for Meningitis


Etiology

Bacterial Meningitis


Physiology

Mechanisms of Meningeal Infection


Diagnosis

Head CT (see Head Computed Tomography)

Brain MRI (see Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

Lumbar Puncture (LP) (see Lumbar Puncture)

Viral Meningitis

Bacterial Meningitis


Clinical Manifestations

Neurologic Manifestations

Other Manifestations


Treatment

Corticosteroids (see Corticosteroids)

Corticosteroid Treatment in Pneumococcal Meningitis (see Meningitis)


References

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